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Somerset County Public Schools Overview

University of Maryland Eastern Shore located in Somerset County Public Schools area. A total of 8,574 households are located in Somerset County Public Schools area. Among them, 2,562 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.83 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,169 and 7,148 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.47% (486) of residents are non-citizens and 7.31% (1,439) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Somerset County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	8,574
Population	19,680
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,562 (29.88%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,169
Total Students	7,148
Pre-Kindergarten	185
Kindergarten	387
Grade 1-8	1,866
Grade 9-12	1,233
College/Graduate School	3,477
Veterans	21,274
Non-citizen	486
Non-English Home Language	1,439
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

21,744 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,686 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,686 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 8,888 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Somerset County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,635	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,732	77.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	830	9.61%
Public transportation	66	0.76%
Walked	560	6.49%
Other method	161	1.86%
Worked from home	286	3.31%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,888	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,576	28.98%
Service	2,410	27.12%
Sales and office	1,785	20.08%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	966	10.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,151	12.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,888	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	330	3.71%
Construction	498	5.60%
Manufacturing	455	5.12%
Wholesale trade	246	2.77%
Retail trade	877	9.87%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	397	4.47%
Information	119	1.34%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	245	2.76%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	632	7.11%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,841	31.96%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	771	8.67%
Other services, except public administration	578	6.50%
Public administration	899	10.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,888	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,003	67.54%
Government workers	2,283	25.69%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	596	6.71%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,239 for the 8,574 households in Somerset County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $21,620. 20,350 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,574	-
Less than $10,000	1,151	13.42%
$10,000 - $14,999	515	6.01%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,085	12.65%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,249	14.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	892	10.40%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,475	17.20%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,008	11.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	824	9.61%
$150,000 - $199,999	236	2.75%
More than $200,000	139	1.62%
Median Household Income	$37,803	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,239	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,488	-
Less than $10,000	435	7.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	148	2.70%
$15,000 - $24,999	529	9.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	963	17.55%
$35,000 - $49,999	581	10.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	947	17.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	777	14.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	776	14.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	201	3.66%
More than $200,000	131	2.39%

Median Family Income	$52,292	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,820	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$21,620	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,420	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,420	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,611	-
With health insurance coverage	20,350	94.17%
Public coverage	10,688	49.46%
Private health insurance	12,684	58.69%
Without health insurance coverage	1,261	5.83%

Housing

There are 11,437 housing units in Somerset County Public Schools area, Maryland with 8,574 units (74.97%) occupied. 5,575 houses (65.02%) are occupied by owner and 2,999 houses (34.98%) are rented. The average housing value is $139,100 and the average rental cost is $716. 303 houses (2.65%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,659 houses (23.25%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,437	-
Occupied	8,574	74.97%
Owner Occupied	5,575	65.02%
Renter Occupied	2,999	34.98%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,428	64.95%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	461	4.03%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,393	20.92%
Mobile Homes	1,155	10.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,437	-
Built 2014 or later	303	2.65%
Built 2010 - 2013	385	3.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,665	14.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,701	14.87%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,534	13.41%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,619	14.16%
Built 1960 - 1969	979	8.56%
Built 1950 - 1959	592	5.18%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,659	23.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,437	-
1 room	351	3.07%
2 rooms	318	2.78%
3 rooms	705	6.16%
4 rooms	1,519	13.28%
5 rooms	2,627	22.97%
6 rooms	2,192	19.17%
7 rooms	1,632	14.27%
8 rooms	953	8.33%
9 rooms or more	1,140	9.97%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,437	-
no bedroom	351	3.07%
1 bedroom	998	8.73%
2 bedrooms	2,877	25.16%
3 bedrooms	5,301	46.35%
4 bedrooms	1,657	14.49%
5 bedrooms or more	253	2.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,575	-
Less than $50,000	552	9.90%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,225	21.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,207	21.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	947	16.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	968	17.36%
$300,000 - $499,999	494	8.86%
$500,000 - $999,999	124	2.22%
$1,000,000 or more	58	1.04%
Median House Value	$139,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,832	-
Less than $500	715	25.25%
$500 - $999	1,347	47.56%
$1,000 - $1,499	683	24.12%
$1,500 - $1,999	56	1.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	31	1.09%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$716	-

Demographic

A total of 25,729 people lives in Somerset County Public Schools area, Maryland with 13,926 male and 11,803 female. The males to female ratio is 54.13 to 45.87. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,729	-
Male	13,926	54.13%
Female	11,803	45.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,729	-
Under 5 years	1,244	4.84%
5 - 9 years	1,311	5.10%
10 - 14 years	1,186	4.61%
15 - 19 years	1,910	7.42%
20 - 24 years	3,053	11.87%
25 - 34 years	3,720	14.46%
35 - 44 years	2,781	10.81%
45 - 54 years	3,004	11.68%
55 - 59 years	1,639	6.37%
60 - 64 years	1,707	6.63%
65 - 74 years	2,432	9.45%
75 - 84 years	1,286	5.00%
85 years and older	456	1.77%
Median Age	36.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,729	-
One Race	25,107	97.58%
White	13,569	52.74%
Black or African American	10,910	42.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native	98	0.38%
Asian	253	0.98%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.02%
Other	271	1.05%

Two or more races	622	2.42%
White and Black or African American	355	1.38%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	78	0.30%
White and Asian	38	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1	0.00%